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Trischizolagus maritsae

Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae

Taxonomy
Trischizolagus maritsae was named by de Bruijn et al. (1970). It is not extant. Its type specimen is IVAU MA- 1301 mandible dext. with p3-m3, a mandible. Its type locality is Maritsa, which is in a MN 13 fissure fill horizon in Greece.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. maritzae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Trischizolagus maritsae de Bruijn et al. p. 574 figs. Pl. 10, fig. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Duplicidentata()
orderLagomorphaBrandt 1885
familyLeporidae
genusTrischizolagusRadulesco and Samson 1967
speciesmaritsae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Trischizolagus maritsae de Bruijn et al. 1970
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. de Bruijn et al. 1970P2 having one persistent anterior fold, upper molariform teeth with walls of hypostria only slightly folded. p3 with anteroexternal, anterior, and anterointernal folds on trigonid, posteroexternal fold between trigonid and talonid; posterointernal fold present on unworn p3 but variable on worn p3, where it may be absent, and if present is short transversely.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:52:57
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the MN 13 or 5.33300 to 4.90000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 137.246 - 4.9Greece (Rhodes) Trischizolagus maritsae (type locality: 68046)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Spain (Murcia) Trischizolagus maritsae (185681)
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2Spain (Granada) Trischizolagus maritsae (35252 35256)
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2Spain (Aragon) Trischizolagus maritsae (32103 32104)
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2Afghanistan Trischizolagus maritsae (43010)
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2Greece Trischizolagus maritsae (36579)